Depending upon the system in place, DAs may be appointed by the chief executive of the jurisdiction or elected by local voters.
Some district attorneys maintain their own law enforcement arm whose members are sworn peace officers. Depending on the jurisdiction, they are referred to as district attorney investigators or county detectives . In England and Wales, the vast majority of criminal prosecutions are prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service.
In Canada, the equivalent position to a district attorney is a crown attorney, crown counsel or crown prosecutor depending on the province, and the equivalent to an assistant district attorney is the assistant crown attorney, assistant crown counsel or assistant crown prosecutor respectively.
Some District Attorneys maintain an own law enforcement arm whose members are sworn peace officers. Depending on the jurisdiction, they are referred to as District Attorney Investigators or county detectives.
Alvin BraggThe New York County District Attorney, also known as the Manhattan District Attorney, is the elected district attorney for New York County (Manhattan), New York....New York County District Attorney.District Attorney of New York CountyIncumbent Alvin Bragg since January 1, 2022Formation1801First holderRichard RikerWebsiteManhattanDA.org1 more row
As of 2019, she is one of three, joined by Rachael Rollins, Suffolk County DA and Andrea Harrington, Berkshire County DA....Marian T. Ryan.Marian RyanBornAge 66–67 Cambridge, MassachusettsNationalityAmericanPolitical partyDemocratic PartyAlma materEmmanuel College Boston College Law School11 more rows
District Attorney John CreuzotMeet District Attorney John Creuzot. John Creuzot is a retired Judge and an award-winning lawyer with more than three decades of experience in the criminal justice system, including more than 21 years as a Felony District Court Judge.
George GascónGeorge Gascón is the 43rd District Attorney for Los Angeles County. He took office on Dec. 7, 2020, and immediately instituted a series of policies based on science, data and research to bring change within the criminal legal system.
In July 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Rollins to be the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. She is an advocate for criminal justice reform....Rachael RollinsAssumed office January 10, 2022PresidentJoe BidenPreceded byAndrew LellingDistrict Attorney of Suffolk County13 more rows
Ken Paxton is the 51st Attorney General of Texas.
Kamala HarrisGeorge Gascón (born March 12, 1954) is an American attorney and former police officer who is the district attorney of Los Angeles County....George GascónPreceded byKamala HarrisSucceeded bySuzy Loftus (interim) Chesa BoudinChief of the San Francisco Police Department23 more rows
OAKLAND, Calif. — Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón ran on a vow to shake up America's largest law enforcement jurisdiction. Sweeping progressive changes followed — and so has the California backlash.
58 electedThe district attorney's job is to seek justice in criminal cases, work to prevent crime, and serve as a leader in the diverse communities they represent. The DA is also an elected official. In California, we have 58 elected DAs each representing one of our 58 counties.
Report on the June 23, 2012 Death of Robert Ramirez while in the Custody of the Oxnard Police Department
The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office successfully prosecuted one of the largest real estate investment fraud schemes uncovered in the county involving victim losses exceeding $3 million.
Chairman Foy, members of the Board, and Mr. Powers, good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to offer comment on the District Attorney’s fiscal year 2014 budget prior to formal budget hearings on June 17. I want to thank Mr.
Report on the November 19, 2011 Fatal Shooting of Jose Luis Ramirez by Officer Gary Jones of the Port Hueneme Police Department.
District 4 consists primarily of the Sunset district. Incumbent supervisor Katy Tang ran in her first election after being appointed by Mayor Ed Lee in the wake of Carmen Chu 's resignation to be San Francisco Assessor-Recorder.
Proposition D would make it City policy to utilize all available opportunities to lower the City's cost of prescription drugs and to ask state and federal representatives to sponsor legislation to reduce drug prices paid by the government.
Leone was born in Franklin, Massachusetts and attended Harvard University, where he was a member of the Harvard Crimson football team from 1982–85, and the Harvard Boxing Club. He attended Suffolk University Law School at night, graduating in 1989.
Leone's first legal job was as an assistant district attorney in the Middlesex County District Attorney's office. He worked there for a little over a decade before taking a job as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Massachusetts. His most notable case was the prosecution of Richard Reid, better known as the " Shoe Bomber ".
Leone was the District Attorney who in April 2013 initially charged Irish nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy with first-degree murder in the death of a one-year-old girl, Rehma Sabir. Brady McCarthy spent 27 months in a United States prison, and a further 3 months in House Arrest.